Double Coverage: 49ers at Packers

Summary of 24 articles · Updated Jan 6, 2014

The defense has let the Packers down each time. Are the 49ers that much better than the Packers? I am not sold on that. The Good: The Packers made mistakes and still had a chance to win. The 49ers will move on to face Carolina in the next round of the pla… (more)yoffs. But, of course, Dom Capers' defense can never seem to do enough against the 49ers, who knocked the Packers out of the playoffs for the second straight season with a 23-20 victory in front of 77,525 frozen fans who braved 5-degree weather at kickoff that only got worse as the game progressed. Lacy became the 1,000-yard power back that general manager Ted Thompson hoped he would be when he picked in the second round last April, and Bakhtiari held together an offensive line that could have fallen apart when veteran Bryan Bulaga blew out his knee less than two weeks into training camp.

Do the Packers need more veterans?

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- For at least the past eight seasons, the Green Bay Packers have been one of the youngest teams in the NFL. Based on opening-day rosters, the Packers were the sixth-youngest team in the NFL this season with an average age of 25.42 year…

49ers knock off Packers, headed to Carolina

Packers score first points of second half, lead by four

As the temperature keeps getting colder in Green Bay, the home team continues to heat up. Fullback John Kuhn capped a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run. The fourth-quarter score became the first points scored of the second half, and t…

Rapid Reaction: San Francisco 49ers

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A few observations from the 49ers’ 23-20 win over Green Bay on Sunday: What it means: The 49ers are moving on. They survived severe cold and vintage Aaron Rodgers to win in the final seconds. San Francisco kicker Phil Dawson hit a 33-…

Rapid Reaction: Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A few thoughts on the Green Bay Packers' 23-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game at Lambeau Field: What it means: The Packers still haven't fixed their Colin Kaepernick problem. The 49ers quarterba…

Packers take the lead

Outplayed for all of the first quarter, the home team finally has snapped out of their 15-minute funk. The Packers lead the 49ers, 7-6, following a touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson. The 14-play, 70-yard drive featuring no play longer th…

49ers knock off Packers, headed to Carolina

Preview Packers 49ers Playoffs

Green Bay and San Francisco. Kapernick has destroyed the Packers in the past two games. He has combined for over 800 yards. In the last two games against San Francisco the Packers had the lead. The defense has let the Packers down each time. Let’s hope …

49ers will see difference in Packers' rookies

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Eddie Lacy that the San Francisco 49ers saw in Week 1 at Candlestick Park isn’t the Eddie Lacy they should be studying this week. The Green Bay Packers running back was tentative, indecisive and a fumbler. He has been none of thos…

A look at the Packers' free agents on offense

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Between now and the start of free agency in March, the Green Bay Packers have plenty of decisions to make about their roster. Some may already have been made, but with 17 unrestricted free agents and two more that fall under the restr…

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The team from California survived the elements to win the modern version of the "Ice Bowl."San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was born in Wisconsin and didn't wear long sleeves for the frigid game, had a hu…

Packers close gap to three at the break

With 30 minutes in the books and the temperature gradually dropping, the Packers have found a way to stay within three points of the 49ers. A late field goal by Mason Crosby from 34 yards out narrowed the gap to 13-10 at halftime. A nine-play, 59-yard d…

Mike Neal gone for the Packers, too

The knee injury that knocked cornerback Sam Shields out of the game on San Francisco’s second play from scrimmage was obvious. The knee injury that caused linebacker Mike Neal to leave on the opening drive wasn’t. Like Shields, Neal is questionable to r…

Carlos Rogers won’t play against Packers

The 49ers are going to be down a cornerback at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Carlos Rogers hurt his hamstring against the Cardinals in Week 17 and held out hope of playing all week even as he missed practice, but he’s not in the lineup for San Francisco. It’…

Packers' inactives: No more drama

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A week after quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Randall Cobb returned from long injury absences, there was no drama among the Green Bay Packers’ inactives for Sunday’s NFC wild-card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at …

Weekend wrap: Cold-weather QB and more

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Emptying out the notebook from the week that was with the Green Bay Packers heading into Sunday’s NFC wild-card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field: Cold-weather QB: Sunday’s game may challenge the Ice Bowl f…